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"I sold you the best product I had... at the time. I've grown in my knowledge and I left that job do I can do the best job I can."
However, that only works if you were captive before. If you were independent and operating under your own name... that's a harder conversation to have.
Only in your mind.
This conversation works and doesn't work regardless of whether you were captive or independent the first go around. Some will trust you regardless and do it, and otherwise will lose faith in you, regardless of whether you were captive or independent before.
The ones that lose faith in you will inevitably be the more vocal ones in the community.
I'm with Larry, find new clients and keep in touch with your old ones. Life will change for the older clients and they will have new needs, which you can profitably solve.